South Australian Current Regulations

HARBORS AND NAVIGATION REGULATIONS 2023 - REG 165

165—Signs

        (1)         A sign erected on or in the vicinity of a place that appears to have been erected for the purposes of these regulations will, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be taken to have been erected in accordance with these regulations.

        (2)         A sign erected by the CE, the Minister, the department or a port operator on or in the vicinity of a place before the commencement of the repealed regulations will be regarded as having been erected in accordance with these regulations.

        (3)         In determining the meaning of a direction displayed on a sign under these regulations, regard must be given to the characteristics of the surrounding physical environment.

        (4)         In proceedings for an offence against these regulations, an allegation in a complaint that—

            (a)         a specified sign was erected by the CE or a port operator; or

            (b)         a specified sign erected by the CE or a port operator contained a specified direction or specified information,

will be accepted, in the absence of proof to the contrary, as proof of the matter so alleged.